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GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO says it's too early to tell whether the two-day decline in the number of new COVID-19 cases is a lasting trend. / COURTESY R.I. CAPITOL TV

13 new deaths in R.I., but Raimondo says ‘much gentler’ slope...

PROVIDENCE – State health officials on Sunday reported 13 new deaths related to COVID-19 and 230 more positive cases – the second day in...
RHODE ISLAND health officials announced an additional 91 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, and two deaths from the virus. / COURTESY CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Nineteen more COVID-19 deaths; Raimondo to outline plans for economy

PROVIDENCE - Gov. Gina M. Raimondo on Saturday said she will begin laying out plans next week for the eventual, phased reopening of the...
CASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island passed 4,000 as of Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTHCASES OF COVID-19 in Rhode Island passed 4,000 as of Thursday. / COURTESY R.I. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

13 more COVID-19 deaths in R.I.; cases pass 4K

PROVIDENCE – Cases of COVID-19 reached 4,177 as of Thursday, marking a 366-case increase day to day, according to the R.I. Department of Health...

State bridge loan fund hits 500 applications, could soon be out...

PROVIDENCE – A state bridge loan program aimed at helping restaurants and micro businesses stay afloat could have more applications in than money available. The...
FUNDING FOR the SBA's $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program has been depleted after it approved nearly 1.7 million loans. / AP FILE PHOTO/CARLOS OSORIO

Business owners left out as lending program goes on hold

NEW YORK (AP) – The government’s lending program for small businesses is tapped out, leaving business owners who still need loans waiting for Congress...

PC, JWU announce rescheduled commencement dates

PROVIDENCE – Providence College and Johnson & Wales University announced new dates to hold their respective commencement ceremonies at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center that...

Five Questions With: Harry Bilodeau

Harry Bilodeau is the owner of Bilodeau Property Management Inc. in Providence, a large-property management firm that manages several large apartment buildings, particularly on...
EMPTY CAMPUS: The Memorial Union at the University of Rhode Island in South Kingstown is pictured in the background. URI Provost Daniel DeHayes says the university is expected to issue $8 million in refunds on room and board and had to spend $1 million to transition about 1,800 classes online due to the ­COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

With pandemic losses mounting, local colleges face biggest test

Rhode Island-based colleges are already feeling the financial strain from the COVID-19 pandemic, with the cancellation of usually profitable events and the loss of...
SOCIAL DISTANCING: Daniel Dwight, CEO and president of Pawtucket-based Cooley Group, shows how employees practice social distance inside the Cooley plant. / COURTESY COOLEY GROUP

Pandemic Diary: Seeking silver linings

(Editor’s note: This is the first installment in a weekly series on how Cooley Group is managing the COVID-19 pandemic, from the perspective of...
PROGRAM PARKED: Brian Palmer is the director of training for the Teamsters Local 251 Driving School, which offers commercial driver’s license certification training through a partnership with Real Jobs RI. The program has been temporarily shuttered due to the COVID-19 pandemic. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Shutdown of R.I. training programs could have lingering effect

You can’t learn to drive a tractor-trailer over Zoom. Which is why the Teamsters ­Local 251 Driving School, which offers commercial driver’s license certification training...
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